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Idiot CEO Used ChatGPT to Try to Screw Over Subnautica Creators

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🗓️ 23 March 2026

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

OA1246 - Part 1: “The AI was nicer about it” and other reasons I ignored my lawyer: the Subnautica 2 story

ChatGPT cannot warp space-time to make you un-sign that contract. Unfortunately for video game publisher “Krafton”, the world’s-best-cheerleader will instead gently tell you that your intention to break an air-tight contract without illegally breaching it will be difficult, and then give you a plan to try anyway. Team of lawyers screaming “please god stop” be damned. The plan worked great, right up until it hit a judge.

Developer “Unknown Worlds”, creator of the hit game “Subnautica” just won a substantial victory for breach of contract against Krafton, securing the reinstatement of their own CEO, and probably a massive bonus in the process. In part 1, Jenessa walks us through the story of how Unknown Worlds was formed, why they sold to Krafton, the terms of the contract, how the relationship went south, and why “Subnautica 2” got delayed. Tune in to part 2 to hear how the lawsuit was decided.

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0:00.0

You're going to expose us to a lawsuit and reputation risk, like let it go.

0:07.9

So he turns to chat GPT.

0:17.4

Mr. CEO, you are getting business advice from chat GPT, and you're doing like unlawful contract stuff because the computer told you to do that.

0:26.5

Against the advice of legal.

0:28.6

I would sue the pants off this guy.

0:30.0

There's no way this guy isn't getting sued.

0:35.2

Hello and welcome to opening arguments.

0:36.7

This is episode 1246. I'm Thomas. That over there's

0:39.6

Janessa. How are you doing? I'm doing great. I got a weird one for you today. A weird one. Yes.

0:45.7

Love a good weird one. Yeah. I got video games and contract disputes and dummies trying to use AI to

0:53.3

beat their lawyer. Ooh AI to beat their lawyer.

0:56.7

Ooh, to beat their own lawyer?

0:57.1

What?

1:00.1

Yeah, sometimes people don't listen to their own lawyer. Oh, boy.

1:01.6

Wow, that does sound promising.

1:04.3

I'm excited for this.

1:05.8

Okay.

1:07.8

Is that all we get to go on?

1:09.3

How are you doing today?

1:10.4

I'm doing pretty good. Sun came out about two seconds ago, so that's nice. All right. Me and Dan might go see, oh, God, what's the movie? I loved the book so much. It just came out. Ryan Reynolds. Space. We're going to do an SIO about that one. I got to see that too. Is that out? Is it officially out out out? It's out. And oh my God, I can't believe I can't remember the name of it. I loved the book so much. Project Hail Mary. Project Hail Mary. Yes. Oh, my God. The book was so good. So I'm very hopeful for the movie. Oh, I don't know anything about it. I can't wait. Oh, it's very good.

1:44.3

I don't know a lot of things, apparently, including this lawsuit about the video games. If it's a video game I don't play, then I just know nothing. I go for, I turn into like a total just normie that's like, what the dang video games you guys playing, kids? But if it's a video game I do know, I'm like, I'm a pro.

2:02.1

You know, I'm just like super into it.

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